Movie

The Boys from Fengkuei

1983 · 98 min

A quiet, observational coming-of-age story that drifts through youthful restlessness and urban dislocation with a melancholic, lived-in realism.

Overview: Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kaohsiung to look for work. They find an apartment through relatives, and Ah-Ching is attracted to the girlfriend of a neighbor. There they face the harsh realities of the big city.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, isolation, family, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
isolation
family
identity
grief
Places: small town
big city
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild